The development of low self-esteem
As you can see, the most common way of developing low self-esteem is that your needs haven´t been met in a way that was good for you during your childhood. I want to point out though that you can get low self-esteem in other ways too as an adult.
Examples of that is that you might have a violent partner, people are mean to you at work, you haven´t been able to get a job for a long time and/or you have a bad financial situation or you have been traumatized in some way.
Rememember that no matter how you developed your low self-esteem, it is possible to build it up! As I have said many times before, think about that it is logical to feel bad about yourself when you for some reason have learned to treat yourself and think about yourself in a disrespectful way. The problem is that you unconsciously train your brain to get wired in way that it ”feels natural” to treat yourself in a bad way som it´s possible that you don´t even think about it. That is why to need to take a few weeks to analyze where you feel worse than usual and that way track the situations where you don´t stand up for your needs. After that you have to start making some changes and also work on accepting yourself and your needs.
To be continued…
Cognitive Behavior Psychologist Monica Emanell
www.kbtemanell.se
The development of low self-esteem
As you can see, the most common way of developing low self-esteem is that your needs haven´t been met in a way that was good for you during your childhood. I want to point out though that you can get low self-esteem in other ways too as an adult.
Examples of that is that you might have a violent partner, people are mean to you at work, you haven´t been able to get a job for a long time and/or you have a bad financial situation or you have been traumatized in some way.
Rememember that no matter how you developed your low self-esteem, it is possible to build it up! As I have said many times before, think about that it is logical to feel bad about yourself when you for some reason have learned to treat yourself and think about yourself in a disrespectful way. The problem is that you unconsciously train your brain to get wired in way that it ”feels natural” to treat yourself in a bad way som it´s possible that you don´t even think about it. That is why to need to take a few weeks to analyze where you feel worse than usual and that way track the situations where you don´t stand up for your needs. After that you have to start making some changes and also work on accepting yourself and your needs.
To be continued…
Cognitive Behavior Psychologist Monica Emanell
www.kbtemanell.se